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Offline DaveTheTrain

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Re: Guess the Place
« Reply #6347 on: March 24, 2022, 02:51:27 PM »
As Bill has kindly put a picture up, we could run with Bill's picture.  I assume everyone is happy with that, it helps draw more folks into the game.  Assuming Bill you are happy?
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Re: Guess the Place
« Reply #6346 on: March 24, 2022, 02:12:00 PM »
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Offline John Walker

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Re: Guess the Place
« Reply #6345 on: March 24, 2022, 12:56:25 PM »
I think its the Weslyn Chapel at Boyden Gate... and I have not got a church one before (I think) so if I am correct it might be time to buy a lottery ticket!
Go get that lottery ticket DTT  ;D  . Spot on.
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Re: Guess the Place
« Reply #6344 on: March 24, 2022, 12:17:39 PM »
I think its the Weslyn Chapel at Boyden Gate... and I have not got a church one before (I think) so if I am correct it might be time to buy a lottery ticket!

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Re: Guess the Place
« Reply #6343 on: March 24, 2022, 12:45:11 AM »
Travel east from this church and you'll very quickly be in marshland.    Travel north or south and you'll meet A roads heading for the coast.

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Re: Guess the Place
« Reply #6342 on: March 23, 2022, 08:34:05 PM »
A hamlet with an unusual name that I haven't been able to find the origin of so far.


Very close to a very old pub with a small stream beside the pub garden.

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Re: Guess the Place
« Reply #6341 on: March 23, 2022, 02:01:15 PM »
Methodist Chapel.  East Kent.  Rural


( I didn't give clues to start with in case someone recognised it and wanted to go for it)




In a high-risk flood area.

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Re: Guess the Place
« Reply #6340 on: March 23, 2022, 08:47:00 AM »
Methodist Chapel.  East Kent.  Rural


( I didn't give clues to start with in case someone recognised it and wanted to go for it)

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Re: Guess the Place
« Reply #6339 on: March 23, 2022, 08:37:10 AM »
Is it a chapel, at a guess ex-Primitive Methodist?

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Re: Guess the Place
« Reply #6338 on: March 23, 2022, 07:22:29 AM »
Ooh, I thought, JW is losing it, he’s left the nameplate on the photo... :(


Trotts Hall Gardens, at the bottom of Bell Road (or Bell Lane as some locals still insist on calling it) was on my route from Borden Grammar (boys), via the Girls Grammar then escorting the young lady to the station for her train back to Sheerness. I was 16  ;)


So JW, a rough area clue would be nice.
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Re: Guess the Place
« Reply #6337 on: March 22, 2022, 09:46:59 PM »
Thanks Grandarog


I actually found it by searching street by street on the overhead Google maps, looking for a house with that roof layout and a small roundabout close to it.  I nearly gave up as I was going cross-eyed after a while  :o .


Next one ...  Might be difficult but can just be seen on GSV through trees.  It can be seen on the overhead views and is captioned when zoomed in.

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Re: Guess the Place
« Reply #6336 on: March 22, 2022, 06:57:42 PM »
John Walker triumphs again.
           For Info . The WW1 connection was that the Trotts Hall houses were built along with Glovers Crescent on the old Glovers Estate Grounds by the Council in 1926-1928 as part of the post WW1 need to provide more housing.
          During WW 1  Glovers House was a VAD Hospital . Trotts Hall House which stood roughly where Jarmans Solicitors Building is now.Was dismantled brick by brick and rebuilt at Milstead where it is now.


Photo house as is more recently.

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Re: Guess the Place
« Reply #6335 on: March 22, 2022, 02:06:07 PM »
DtT. Following your day out, can we expect a series of GtP taken from the Flying Scot- although I doubt it went anywhere near Maidstone to help Bill?


A good question Dave.   As it happens I did not take any photos.  I could not get near the engine at Canterbury or Folketone (the two stopping points) due to the huge numbers of photographers and sightseers.   It was a real crush.


It was a great day out, although we were delayed a little.

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Re: Guess the Place
« Reply #6334 on: March 22, 2022, 01:23:04 PM »
DtT. Following your day out, can we expect a series of GtP taken from the Flying Scot- although I doubt it went anywhere near Maidstone to help Bill?

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Re: Guess the Place
« Reply #6333 on: March 22, 2022, 12:24:40 PM »
Well done John.  Can you explain the WWI reference?
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I couldn't find the connection.  Someone will know 😉